[Write the Story] Adult Friends on Vacation in the Tropics
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Prompt: Adult Friends on Vacation in the Tropics
Words: scuba diver, champagne, invasion, archway, hoard, strawberry, penguin, autumnal, cease, mist
Story
Philip stood under the archway to the veranda and inhaled deeply. The morning must would burn off quickly, leaving autumnal warmth behind.
“Are you coming, Phil? The scuba diver boat won’t wait forever.”
Philip took one last deep breath and joined his friends heading to the dock. It never ceased to amaze him how his pack of college buddies had not only come up with this idea to come to the equatorial islands at this particular day, and then followed through. He was more surprised that some of his buddies brought their wives and girlfriends. They treated this like some strawberry champagne vacation. When it was anything but.
Philip stared out across the water through industrial grade binoculars. At first he saw nothing but what he expected Waves. Sharks. Dolphins and whales. It was glorious but disappointing. Then a movement caught his attention. There it was. Black and white specks growing larger and larger.
A herd of penguins flowed in their direction on massive ice floes surprisingly not melting. The penguins were angry. Within minutes the sound of muttering and chattering grew louder and more angry. The party atmosphere on the boat died down as his friends stared at the impending confrontation.
The prophesies were real. The penguin invasion had begun.
Word Count: 211
Written: 9/3/18